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Welcome to Mount Heron ...

Mount Heron is located in Darke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Heron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Heron: Mt. Heron

Mount Heron is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Heron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mount Heron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mount Heron - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Heron.

Websites for Mount Heron ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Heron, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mount Heron ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Heron.

  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Henry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Versailles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcanum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
    • Arcanum is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Fort Recovery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Heron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Heron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Heron. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Heron.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Heron. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Heron.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Heron ...

Looking for more information about Mount Heron? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Heron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Heron.

Adding Mount Heron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Heron in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Heron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Heron post office opened in 1847.

We also found Mount Heron in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Heron.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Darke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Heron - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/